URBAN ISSUES
Markets a Third Way to Affordable Housing
The Greater Marin
It's no secret that the cost to buy or rent a home in the Bay Area is extremely high and rising. Thanks to a regional economic rebound and renewed interest in the kind of walkable living that defines San Francisco, demand for Bay Area housing is at a high.
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America.
TRANSPORT
Blogosphere: Transit as Urban Industry
Rebuilding Space in Urban Place
Back during the initial streetcar study in DC (DC Transit Futures), I made the point that if DC were to (re)develop streetcars to the extent discussed, then we could work to even develop streetcar manufacturing facilities...

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Blogosphere: Four of China's HSR Lines Profitable
Systemic Failure
According to a report late last year, four of the country's high-speed rail…